One little boy wanted a DreamBox for his friend who was going into the hospital. For him, Superman represented being brave and unafraid—and he wanted his friend to feel that courage, too.\n\nWhen Karen asked whether he could give his friend his own box while she sent another, his answer was an emphatic no! He had already signed it, and it held his dreams. As he explained, he could have “a zillion dreams.”\n\nHis response showed how much the box meant to him: a place for his own possibilities, and something special he wanted his friend to have, too.

One mother shared that her son brought home his DreamBox, showed her his dreams, and told her he needed to improve his grades. Then he asked for help.\n\nFor years, conversations about schoolwork had ended with him shutting down. This time, he started the conversation himself.\n\nConnecting his schoolwork to a future he wanted gave them a new way to talk—and a chance to work together.

One girl said she wanted to become a lawyer because she believed her mother needed one. But when Karen asked what else she might like to be, her face lit up: a doctor.\n\nLater, her DreamBox prompted a conversation at home. Her mother discovered that her daughter had overheard a phone call and mistakenly believed her parents were divorcing. The conversation had actually been about a friend.\n\nSharing her dreams brought a hidden worry into the open and gave her mother the chance to reassure her.

One girl shyly shared her dream of becoming a baker. Other children had been teasing her about the marks on her shirts, without knowing she spent her mornings trying recipes before rushing for the school bus.\n\nOnce she shared her dream, her classmates understood. She began bringing her baking to school, and her teacher suggested packing a spare shirt to change into.\n\nKaren recalls that the teasing stopped. A conversation about a dream helped others see the enthusiasm and effort behind what they had judged.